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suplicar

to beg, to implore

verb soo-plee-KAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin supplicare, 'to kneel before'

Usage Note

Suplicar implies desperate, humble pleading — more intense than pedir (to ask) or rogar (to request earnestly). It is typically followed by que + subjunctive: te suplico que me escuches. The noun súplica means a plea or petition, and suplicante (supplicant) is the person doing the begging.

Examples

"Te suplico que no te vayas."

Natural Translation

I beg you not to leave.

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